Software Bisque Knowledge Base Article – 1111

Comets

1. From TheSky6, click Data | Comets and Minor Planets.

2. Click the Comet tab.

3. Click Observable in the From the Web group to list comets that are currently
   observable. (Requires Internet connection.)

4. Select the desired comets from the list and click OK.

5. Click OK. 

TheSky6 now displays these comets using the latest orbital element data. 

Search TheSky6 Help for “Comet Orbital Elements” for further details.

Comet Web Site: Ephemerides and Orbital Elements Web Site

1. From TheSky6, click Data | Comets and Minor Planets.

2. Click the Minor Planets tab.

3. Click either Distant, Critical or Unusual in the From the Web group to
   list these minor planets. (Requires Internet connection.) 

4. Select the desired minor planets from the list and click OK.

5. Click OK. 

Minor Planet Web Site: Asteroid Observing Services Web Site

Download and decompress the file AstOrb.dat to TheSky6’s /Software Bisque/TheSky6/User/Minor Planets folder (or any other folder).

From TheSky6, click Data | Extended Minor Planets to display the Extended Minor Planet dialog box.

On the Extended Minor Planet dialog box, click the Browse Folder button (…) in the Orbital Element File Name group.

Select the file from step 1 and then click Open.

Select the desired extended minor planet display options and then click OK.

TheSky6 will now compute and display the most recent positions of all the known minor
planets.

TheSky6 now displays these comets using the latest orbital element data. Search TheSky6
Help for “Minor Planet Orbital Elements” for further details.

Minor Planet Web Site: Asteroid Observing Services Web Site

1. From TheSky6, Click Data | Satellites.
2. Click the Import From The Web button.
3. Select the desired satellite TLEs to load and click OK.
4. Click OK. 

TheSky6 will now display the updated TLE’s for these satellites.
Search TheSky6 Help for “Satellite TLE” for further details.

Satellite TLE Web Site: T.S. Kelso’s Web Site